Nick Raffaele

Nick Raffaele is a Principal Scientist at Belharra Therapeutics, having assumed this position in January 2022 following a tenure as Senior Scientist II. Prior to Belharra, Nick held roles at Lundbeck from July 2019 to February 2022 as a Senior Scientist and Scientist, and at Abide Therapeutics from March 2018 to June 2019 as a Scientist. Earlier experience includes significant contributions at Dart Neuroscience as Associate Scientist III, Vertex Pharmaceuticals as a Research Scientist, Cylene Pharmaceuticals as Senior Associate Scientist II, Metabasis Therapeutics as Senior Research Associate, and Medichem Research as Research Scientist. Education includes a Medicinal Chemistry Certificate from UC San Diego and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Nick's expertise encompasses optimizing screening hits, structure-based drug design, and advancing drug candidates through various stages of development across multiple therapeutic targets.